The Physical And The Virtual: The Relationship Between Library As Place And Electronic Collections,
2010
University of Colorado, Boulder
The Physical And The Virtual: The Relationship Between Library As Place And Electronic Collections, Jennifer Gerke, Jack M. Maness
University Libraries: Faculty Scholarship
A statistical analysis of responses to a LibQUAL+™ survey at the University of Colorado at Boulder (UCB) was conducted to investigate factors related to patrons’ satisfaction with electronic collections. It was found that a respondent’s discipline was not related to his or her satisfaction with the Libraries’ electronic collection, nor was the frequency with which the respondent used the Libraries’ facilities or used commercial search engines. The factors significantly related to users’ satisfaction with electronic collections were the frequency with which they used the Libraries’ Web site, and, most interestingly, the physical library they most often visited.
Multicultural E-Resources: An Exploratory Study Of Resources Held By Arl Libraries,
2010
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Multicultural E-Resources: An Exploratory Study Of Resources Held By Arl Libraries, Charlene Maxey-Harris
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications
The purpose of this study was to discover what libraries belonging to the Association of Research Libraries are subscribing to in support of multicultural and diversity research. A list of bibliographic and digital collections was created and searched for in the online public access catalogs of academic and research libraries in 2005 and 2008. A list of recommended e-resources was derived based on the ownership of Association of Research Libraries member libraries and Magazine for Libraries 2006 and 2009. During the three-year interval there was a 45.8 percent increase in subscriptions to the multicultural and diversity databases.
The Role Of The Academic Reference Librarian In The Learning Commons,
2010
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The Role Of The Academic Reference Librarian In The Learning Commons, Judith A. Wolfe, Ted Naylor, Jeanetta Drueke
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications
Frontline reference librarians purvey their skills in a variety of reference service models. These range from the traditional to the tiered to the information commons (IC) to the learning commons (LC). Libraries might use one pure form of any model, a hybrid model, or a model in the process of transformation. A few libraries with space and funding have fully adopted the latest model, the LC. An examination of transformations to the LC indicates that frontline reference librarians can to some extent effect changes in their professional environments.
Just How Right Are The Customers? An Analysis Of The Relative Performance Of Patron-Initiated Interlibrary Loan Monograph Purchases,
2010
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Just How Right Are The Customers? An Analysis Of The Relative Performance Of Patron-Initiated Interlibrary Loan Monograph Purchases, David C. Tyler, Yang Xu, Joyce C. Melvin, Marylou Epp, Anita M. Kreps
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications
There has been a flurry of interest in programs for collection development through patron-initiated requests. However, some librarians have been concerned that such methods run the risk of producing idiosyncratic collections with poor usage and poor use value. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries have operated such a program through the Interlibrary Loan Department over a fiveyear period. The following study assesses the relative performance of the program’s interlibrary loan–acquired monographs in terms of prices paid per rates of annual circulation, relative use at the topical level, and annual rates of circulation.
Citation Abuse And Legal Writing: A Note On The Treaty Of Fort Laramie With Sioux, Etc., 1851 And 11 Stat. 749,
2010
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Citation Abuse And Legal Writing: A Note On The Treaty Of Fort Laramie With Sioux, Etc., 1851 And 11 Stat. 749, Charles D. Bernholz
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications
The Treaty of Fort Laramie with Sioux, etc., 1851 was an important transaction between a number of American Indian tribes and the federal government. However, because of administrative mishandling by the latter, there has been sustained but unwarranted confusion over whether the treaty was a valid one. Uncertainty led to the use of a brief note in the Statutes at Large, at 11 Stat. 749, instead of the treaty’s full text as the law of the land. The Statutes cue, however, has been misused frequently in the opinions of various jurisdictions, even to the point of deploying it to …
The Culture Of Collection Evaluation In Pakistan,
2010
Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan
The Culture Of Collection Evaluation In Pakistan, Kanwal Ameen
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
This article aims to bring into light the prevailing evaluation culture in university libraries of Pakistan with specific reference to physical collections. Using survey method, an attempt has been made to explore the status and practices of collection evaluation in university libraries of Pakistan. The study finds out that despite all the insistence for making systematic evaluation at international level, this practice is not common in Pakistan. In majority of the cases, only some informal, unplanned and old-fashioned methods are being used to get feedback. Finally, the study suggests that libraries need to introduce the culture of evaluation in a …
Libraries Build Autonomy: A Philosophical Perspective On The Social Role Of Libraries And Librarians,
2010
University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Libraries Build Autonomy: A Philosophical Perspective On The Social Role Of Libraries And Librarians, Audrey Barbakoff
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
An important, overlooked moral contribution of libraries and librarians to the community is the provision of support for autonomy. Philosophers have long considered autonomy a primary moral value, essential to living a flourishing life. Although library scholarship has not often engaged deeply with the philosophical discourse surrounding autonomy, libraries and librarians are uniquely positioned to enact many of the methods for encouraging it. By considering the moral significance of library services as autonomy-building activities, libraries and librarians can provide a valuable social support for their communities, individual users, and ultimately themselves.
Ability, Assistance, And Collaboration In Academic Library Assessment,
2010
Hamilton College - Clinton
Ability, Assistance, And Collaboration In Academic Library Assessment, Gordon J. Hewitt, Rebecca Troendle Hewitt
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Assessment continues to grow in importance in academic libraries, yet no one has delineated what skills and resources are needed among librarians to carry out assessment activities. This study was a first attempt to describe how library leaders view the skills and resources they need to do assessment. Based on a survey of academic library directors, our findings show that directors rate themselves highly on conceptual skills, but are less confident on methodological skills. Directors also rely heavily on their staff members and campus institutional research and assessment offices to help them with assessment projects.
Reading Habits Of Senior Secondary Students At Allahabad City, U.P., India,
2010
Chaudhary Charan Singh University
Reading Habits Of Senior Secondary Students At Allahabad City, U.P., India, Devendra Kumar, M. M.A. Ansari
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
This is a report on a readership survey carried out among the senior secondary students at Allahabad City, U.P. (India). The present study explores the reading habits of senior secondary students in Allahabad City. The present study demonstrates the various aspects of reading habits like the motives of study, reading materials borrowed from library, time spent for the serious reading, use reference materials, languages of newspaper that read daily, sections of newspapers read, place of reading, and to develop some suggestions for solution of the problem. Suggestions have been given to make the service more beneficial in the school libraries.
A Comparison Of Term Clusters For Tokenized Words Collected From Controlled Vocabularies, User Keyword Searches, And Online Documents,
2010
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
A Comparison Of Term Clusters For Tokenized Words Collected From Controlled Vocabularies, User Keyword Searches, And Online Documents, Elaine Maytag Nowick, Daryl Travnicek, Kent M. Eskridge, Stephen Stein
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Tokenized word terms were collected from three sources: controlled vocabulary headings, user keyword searches, and html documents all dealing with issues in water quality. Distances were calculated between word pairs using the Jacquard formula. Distances from the three sources were compared using Spearman rank correlations and clusters were calculated on distances transformed for non-normality using the SAS pseudo-centroid method. Word pair distances from controlled vocabularies were more closely correlated to keyword searches than document distances were to users’ keywords. The mean distance of controlled vocabularies was also closer to that of users. Clusters produced from the three sources were most …
The Use Of Ict In Nigerian Universities: A Case Study Of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife,
2010
Obafemi Awolowo University
The Use Of Ict In Nigerian Universities: A Case Study Of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Chinwe M.T. Nweze
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Information and communication technology facilities in libraries are those facilities that assist various libraries that provide efficient and current information services. The paper highlights the importance of internet services in university and academic environments with particular reference to Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. The study showed that most academic staff and the students are aware of the resources of the Internet. E-mail is the most popular resource used by the staff and students. The staff and students used in this survey still find it difficult to make efficient use of the resources provided by information and communication technologies due to …
Acquisition And Use Of Library Resources In A University Of Technology: A Statistical Record Assessment,
2010
Bells University of Technology
Acquisition And Use Of Library Resources In A University Of Technology: A Statistical Record Assessment, Towolawi K. Oluwakemi, J. A. Adeyemi
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
This study examined the acquisition and use of library resources in Bells University of Technology using statistical record assessment. A descriptive survey design was used for the study. Data was obtained from the library statistics which had been compiled and collated by the staff in the readers' services department over a five year period covering 2005/2006 – 2009/10. The data were analyzed using frequencies, bar charts, and percentages. Results showed that the total book collection is relatively adequate for the total population of 1053 students and 262 staff members of the University and that books and journals consulted, reader's attendance …
Information Flow Patterns In Organizations: The Library In Focus,
2010
Niger Delta University
Information Flow Patterns In Organizations: The Library In Focus, Joyce Chinyere Oyadonghan
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The paper discusses information flow in organizations with special reference to the library of tertiary institutions. The vaccine or function of any academic institution is given a special consideration. The study employs an essential qualitative analysis approach to unravel the critical role played by information in the relationship between librarian and the clientele. In the study, the Shannon and Weaver model of communication (or information dissemination and sharing) was deployed for this purpose). In this study, we were able to establish that the free flow of information among library staff as well as between them and the clientele is necessary …
Quality Of Life Among Rural Nigerian Women: The Role Of Information,
2010
University of Lagos
Quality Of Life Among Rural Nigerian Women: The Role Of Information, Yetunde Abosede Zaid, S. O. Popoola
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The quality of life of people in developing countries including Nigeria is not near the expected standard. This is especially so with women living in the rural areas whose lives are characterized by poor income, poverty, hunger, diseases as well as lack of potable water, good shelter and access to medical attention. This is due to the fact that these women do not have access to valuable information and may not make use of available information which could help them meet the challenges of daily living. This study, therefore, investigated the extent to which information accessibility and use could improve …
Discovering Library Research Collections In The 21st Century,
2010
Edith Cowan University
Discovering Library Research Collections In The 21st Century, Maureen Couacaud
ECU Research Week
Discusses new ways to access quality content through the ECU library.
The Place Of The Person In Lis Research: An Exploration In Methodology And Representation,
2010
Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law
The Place Of The Person In Lis Research: An Exploration In Methodology And Representation, David H. Michels
Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press
In this exploratory study, the researcher reflects on personal experience as a student at an academic library over the course of one year of PhD study. Data were gathered using an autoethnographic methodology, and the reflections on these data are presented in the form of three two-minute video clips narrated with accompanying poems. This study assumes that the different paradigms and theories about information behaviour affect how the individual is understood within this system. These reflections raise questions about the influences our models have at ground level of the library profession and the people libraries claim to serve.
Rrh Library Newsletter, January 2010,
2010
Rochester Regional Health
Rrh Library Newsletter, January 2010, Libraries At Rochester Regional Health
Rochester Regional Health authored publications and proceedings
Newsletter sections include: Patient Identification
Spotlight On Construction,
2010
Kennesaw State University
Spotlight On Construction
Georgia Library Quarterly
Photographs in Georgia of the under construction Hamilton Mill branch of the Gwinnett County Public Library System, the Whitesburg Public Library and the Griffin Campus of the University of Georgia along with more detailed information on them are presented.
Armstrong Atlantic News And Notes,
2010
Kennesaw State University
Armstrong Atlantic News And Notes
Georgia Library Quarterly
Recent library news from Armstrong Atlantic State University.
Cobb County Library News And Notes,
2010
Kennesaw State University
Cobb County Library News And Notes
Georgia Library Quarterly
Recent news from the Cobb County Library System.
